Fifteen Minutes of Shame
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"Fifteen Minutes of Shame" is an episode from the second season of the FOX animated television series Family Guy. It is the 19th episode of Family Guy to be aired. The title spoofs the popular paraphrase of Andy Warhol's famous quote about everyone getting 15 minutes of fame.
Rated TV-14 DLS.
Plot summary
Peter plays a magical clam in a historical re-enactment of Quahog's founding. The celebration is led by Mayor Adam West, making his first appearance in the series. Meg is embarrassed when a rogue wave steals Peter's clam costume and he is washed up ashore naked, and further unintentionally embarrassing Meg when later getting out of the car at a gas station, Peter is still naked and unembarrassed about his nakedness in public. While he is naked, Peter catches sight of Kevin Swanson working and takes him over to the car pointing out Meg, infuriating her. Meg decides to have a slumber party with her friends, and Lois hears them playing a game so therefore she joins. Meg gets embarrassed, and notices that Chris is hiding behind the couch, in anticipation of a naughty pillowfight or other titillating activity. It is the final straw when Peter embarrasses her at her slumber party, making her decide to take action. She gets the family invited on The Diane Simmons talk show to discuss their dysfunction. But instead of ending the embarrassment, this gets the family their own reality show, The Real Live Griffins. Meg leaves the family, and the show.
Her replacement is a teenage sex symbol who steals the show. Eventually, the whole family is replaced. The replacement cast is Tom Arnold as Peter, Fran Drescher as Lois, "that fat guy from Boogie Nights" (Philip Seymour Hoffman) as Chris, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen as Stewie and Brian. Eventually the real Griffins are forced to live in a motel until the reality show contract expires.
Peter gives Meg an ice cream as she is reunited with the family, and she ends the episode typing a diary entry into her laptop. Stewie then changes Meg's last sentence from "I couldn't be happier" to "I want to KILL THEM ALL".
Reception
In his 2009 review, Ahsan Haque of IGN called the episode an "instant classic" and "one of the funniest and most creatively constructed episodes of Family Guy".[1]
References
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- ^ Haque, Ahsan. "Family Guy: "15 Minutes of Shame" Review". IGN. Retrieved 2009-12-1.
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- S. Callaghan, “Fifteen Minutes of Shame.” Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide Seasons 1–3. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. 86–89.
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| Preceded by A Picture Is Worth a 1,000 Bucks |
Family Guy (season 2) | Succeeded by Road to Rhode Island |